Names related to Alexander: Alejandro, Alessandro, Alex, Alexandre, Alexandro, Alexandros, Alistair, Sander, Sandy, Sasha, Xander, Alexzander
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Alexander

Pronunciation: al-ik-ZAN-der (key)
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Origin of the name Alexander:

A compound Greek name composed of the elements alexein (to defend, to help) and andros (man): hence, “defender or helper of mankind.” The name was borne by Alexander the Great (356—323 B.C.), a Macedonian king and military conqueror who helped spread the Greek culture across Asia Minor to Egypt and India. Var: Aleksandr, Aleksandur, Alexander, Alexandras. Short: Alek, Alekos, Alex, Alexei, Alexios, Alexis, Sander, Sandros

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Alexander has a history with Jews -- when Alexander the Great conquered Jerusalem, he didn't sack or burn the city, so the grateful rabbis decreed that all male babies born that year would be named after the conqueror-- Alexander.

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Al, Alec, Alek, Aleksi, Alex, Alexi, Lex, Sander, Sandy, Sasha, Sashko, Sasho, X, Xan, Xander, Zander

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"Protector of Mankind"

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Alexander "AJ" McLean, Backstreet Boys singer
Alexander Gaskarth, lead singer of the band All Time Low
Alexander "Alex" Suarez, bass guitarist of the band Cobra Starship
Alex Trebek, Jeopardy host
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
Alexander Hamilton, Colonial American statesman
Alexander Fleming, discovered penicillin
Alexander the Great
Three tsars of Russia
Alexander Ovechkin: Professional Hockey Player
Alexander Pushkin: Father of Russian Literature; Poet.

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Alex, the droog from "A Clockwork Orange"
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day -- great book!
Alex & Emma (Romantic Comedy ca. 2003)
Alexander Burnett (better known as Alex)is a character in the book series The Medallion of Franzek by the Argentine writer Canela Lopez Fassón.
Alexander Goth, character of The Sims series.
Alexander "Xander" Harris from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Alexander's Ragtime Band-- A song, an immortal one! (Irving Berlin, 1911)

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